Editorials
With increasingly longer days and warmer temperatures, the water is calling boaters of all stripes who are looking to get that deck under them…
For more the 70 years, May has been recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month. But as caregivers in the field will tell you, the past severa…
We are only two months away from the June 23 primary election and, in fact, early voting is even sooner from June 11 through 18.
Letters to the editor
At a time when electrical costs are steadily rising because of the rapid growth of data centers and the U.S. war with Iran is driving up price…
Under federal guidelines signed into law in July 2025, the first wave of Marylanders who cannot prove they are working at least 20 hours per w…
Firefighters ride in a fire truck, linemen and linewomen ride in a line truck, and police ride in a police car.
The following was also sent to the St. Mary's County commissioners.
Now that 2026 legislative session Sine Die (without a day) has come and gone, I have received well intentioned communications from several mem…
It often begins with something simple — a ride to a doctor’s appointment, a friendly visit, a helping hand with everyday errands. For many old…
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Two centuries later, a great big beautiful native returns
If you’re looking for a warbler that isn’t just passing through the Chesapeake Bay region on its way to summer breeding grounds way up north, …
For some, robins are the first sign of spring. But the changing of the seasons may be more accurately forecast by songs from a wet forest floor.
Christmas in April Calvert County has been serving the low-income homeowners in the county since 1991. Over these past 32 years, more than 1,0…
Springtime forests explode with color. As they begin to green out, trees and shrubs take on a lime glow. Early blooming flowers like trout lil…
When we drove into the parking lot at Delaware’s Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, it was midday in the middle of summer — a notoriously p…
Whether coming in like a lion or a lamb, spring lures us outdoors to spruce up yards with new plantings. Winter can take a heavy toll on “land…
More letters to the editor
Calvert County Republican commissioners Earl F. “Buddy” Hance, Todd Ireland, and Mark C. Cox Sr. are losing public support as a result of two …
Having lived and worked in Calvert County for many decades, I am very concerned about data center impacts on us, those who live here in Southe…
I write to express my concern and that of others regarding this year’s Republican primary election.
Our state's youth are being overcharged for their crimes and under protected from the environment they are thrust into. The impacts are disast…
On March 23, the Maryland House passed House Bill 1067 by a 91-42 vote, thereby taking an important step toward protecting people and non-targ…
Community
Leonardtown Lions Club presents its annual donation to representatives of the Special Olympics of St. Mary’s during the spring games held in April at the St. Mary’s Ryken High School athletic field. Over 400 athletes participated for metals and awards in14 field events. Pictured from left ar…
PAX Sound of Freedom awarded six Quilts of Valor on April 18 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lexington Park. Receiving their quilts, from left, are: Wallace Simpkin (U.S. Air Force), Kyle Burley (U.S. Navy and U.S Marines), Bryce Sebring (U.S. Navy), Crystal Houston (U.S. Marines), Jonathan Sh…
President National Cher Sesma of the U.S. Daughters of 1812 presented the Spirit of 1812 Medal to author and maritime historian Donald G. Shomette of Dunkirk on April 3 during the 134th Associate Council national conference.
PAX Sound of Freedom awarded four Quilts of Valor on Feb. 21 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lexington Park. Receiving their quilts, from left, are: Donna Lynn Watson (U.S. Army), Barry Scott Watson (U.S. Army), Tiffany Burley (U.S. Marines) and Andrew Delligatti (U.S. Marines). Those who serv…